Display stand



March 6; 1928. 1,661,304

. w. F. PRICE DISPLAY STAND Filed Aug. 24, 1927 Patented Mar. 6, 1928..

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. DISPLAY sen-1 This invention relates to'adisplay: stand for holding articles of sale, such as sacks of potato chips, and also adapted to" carry ad vertising matter relative to the wares for sale.

- The aim of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and econom c (ltBVlCQOftlllS sort bv-means of which the wares may be eitectively displayed in such manner that 2 ticles "of advertising.

inpart pointed out more after. i I .7 v

The invention accordingly consists in the r features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts whichwill be exemplified in after set 'forth and the scope of the applicadetail hQl'QlIlpended claims.

In the :present instance,-I have; ,reterred to my device n connection with its use: for

displayinglsaoks of potato chipsbut, obvrously, it maybe employed to display wares of various kinds and particularly'articles which may be strung onto a'vertical needle orispind'le. I e I Y A In the accompanying drawings,-wherein I have shown, tor illustrative purposes, one of the many embodiments which the present inventionmaytake: T Figure lisa perspective view of myrde- I c 'Fig. 2" tially'on Fig. 3 free end of (ineio'fithe'standards with which the cross bar is adapted to interlock whenthe latter is in normal position; I

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device has a base which may be variously constructed but which is here shown as com: prising a ring or hoop 10 provided with a diametrical strut 11. Arising from the is a sectional view taken substanline -2 of Figll; and

v is anperspective VlGW'iShOWHIg the center of the diametrical strut is a relatively -,long needle ior'spindle '12 the u 'WhIClII is pointed'asjat 13, in order that the articles to be:displayedmay be easily punc- -Other objects willbe in part obvious and the construction hereintionv of which will be indicated-in-the apthe inner ends of the notches of the cross bar and the npperend;

' 30 adapted to position,

tured'bythe needle whenthreading the arpper end 1 of l ticles thereoinf Arisingfrom opposite sides of the ring are upright strips Or -"standards 15 and 16 which re preferably"made of metal. The upper endof the standard 15' is bent over upon itself so as to provide a double thickness and thisuppe'r end is slotted so as to provide three fingers 17 'with notches 'therebetweenr The upper end of thestandard 16 is notched as at 18 so as, to

provide three'fingers 19' similar in position to the fingers 17, 1 Supported on the upper ends of the. stand-9 ards15 and 16 is-a guard 'and advertising carrying element A whichfis in the form f, I This element may be formed f 1 an integral. channel a channel-shaped cross bar. 7

shaped member or of more than one p'art', in;

the presentinstance it being shown as having v two side or web members 20 and a bottom or connecting memberQI'suitably' connected together asby means of weldinggor pins. Oneend ofthis' element has ears 2% adapted tofit in the jnotohes' between the fingers" '17 of the standard' lfi. lior'the {purpose of hinging the'element to the'standard115, a

pinor p'intle, 23 extends transversely through the fingers l'Z and thee'ars 22. -The free or v left hand ends of the webs 20 are adapted to fit in the notches 18 of the standard 16 thus the element is held: against lateral'play. In order to suitably tie the upper ends of the standards 1-5 and 16 together, 'the'websi QOlare'n tched, asat 24, adjacent their free ends 'softhat they may receive the edges at 18.! Thegroove or channel 25in the upper'i a'celof the ele; i ment is adapted to receive suitable advertis- I ing matteig-such as a card, praising the wares the cardbeing shown'in dotted linesrin Figs; land 2.: i

on "display,

- The element A "arr es a guard which for r'vertical .i movement slidably .niOunted under its own weightL- ln fthea-present. instance, ."this guard, designated generally by theletter B, is 'U-shaped in cross section, as shown in Fig. 2. Ithas a pair of arms straddle the element A and a block 31 provided ithfa pocketor recess f 32 adapted to receivethe pointed end 0ft the spindle 12 when the parts are in normal While the guard B is shown in;

when the element isinnormal-position, and 9 7 the present instance as being formed of three parts, obviously it can be formed of any number of parts. The opposite sides of the element A are provided with guide members 33 suitably secured in place as by means of welding or the like. These guide members form, with the element A, openings which slidably receive the arms 30.0f' the guard In order to prevent the guard from dropping out of place, the upper edges of the arms are provided withprojections 35.

The manner in which the device is used is clear from the drawings. When. it is desired tothr-e'ad the articles of sale, such as sacks of potato chips on the needle 12, the element A is thrown up so asto remove any obstruction at the upper end of the needle. After the articles have beeuthread-ed onto the needle, the elementA is thrown down to the position shown in Fig. 1 and in which position the free end of the element A is in terlockedwith the standard 16; The guard,

owing to gravity, takes its lowermost position and in this position covers the point of the needle 12. Advertising matter, such a as acard, is adapted to have its lower edge inserted in the channel ofthe element A. When a purchase-is made, the uppermost article is moved to the top of the needle and against the guard which is thus raised'so thatthe article can be Withdrawn from the needle. 1 y

' As many changes could be madein the above construction and many apparently widely diiferent embodiments of. this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpret ed as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. I

"It is also t0 be understood that the language used in the. following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and'all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a'matter of language, might -I=claim'as my invention:

1. A display device having a base, a spindle extending upwardly therefrom and on which articles'of' sale are adapted to be threaded, a movable "element extending over the top of said spindle, and. a gravity guard mounted for vertical sliding movement on said element and adapted to protect the upper end of said spindle.

sliding movement and beingenormally urged downwardly by gravity, I I 3. A display device having a base, a spindle BXiGIiCllIlg upwardly thcr'efrom,an element extending transversely of and positioned above said spindle, said element having a groove adapted to receive advertising matter, and a guard slidably carried by said element for covering the. upper end of said spindle.

4. A display device having a'base, a spindle extending upwardly therefrom, channel-shaped element extending of and above said spindle, said element be ing mounted for movement toand from normal position over said spindle,

vertical slidingmovement. V r 7 5. A display devicejhaving a base, a spin dle extending. upwardly therefrom, an element extending transversely of and posis tioned above said 'a' guard'member carried bv said element,

said guard member being-vertically movable in the line of said spindle.

6, A display device having a'base, spindle extending upwardly therefrom,a pair of standards extending'upwardly from, said base, an elementsupported on the upper.

ends of said standards and tying the same together, and ag'uard for said'spindle car rled by said element.

7. A display device having a base, a spi'n-. a pair of to receive advertising matter, and a guard forsaidspindle carried bysaio element. a

8. A'display device having a base, a spin-' a pair,-

dle extending upwardly therefrom, of standards extending upwardly from said spindle, means carried bysaid base for supporting said .element,and

tying tosaid ele'- n transversely V and a guard member straddling said element and having one base, an element hinged to'one of said standr ards, cooperating means between the other end, of'said :elementand the-top of the other standard for locking said parts together,

and a guardfor said spindle carriedby said element. 7

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